Economic and mental health impacts of multiple adverse events: Hurricane Harvey, other flooding events, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the economic and mental health impacts of COVID-19 in the presence of previous exposure to flooding events.

Methods

Starting in April 2018, the Texas Flood Registry (TFR) invited residents to complete an online survey regarding their experiences with Hurricane Harvey and subsequent flooding events. Starting in April 2020, participants nationwide were invited to complete a brief online survey on their experiences during the pandemic. This study includes participants in the TFR (N = 20,754) and the COVID-19 Registry (N = 8568) through October 2020 (joint N = 2929). Logistic regression and generalized estimating equations were used to examine the relationship between exposure to flooding events and the economic and mental health impacts of COVID-19.

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SUBMITTER: Callender R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9357442 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature